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The COS-B experiment for gamma-ray astronomy.

Bignami, G. F.; Boella, G.; Mayer-Hasselwander, H. A. +9 more

The COS-B satellite will carry a single large experiment, capable of detecting gamma-rays with energies in excess of 20 MeV in order to study in detail the sources of extraterrestrial gamma radiation. The principal objectives of the study will be to investigate the angular structure of gamma-ray emission from the galactic plane, to measure the flu…

The capability of COS-B to measure cosmic gamma ray bursts.

Boella, G.; Gorisse, M.; Taylor, B. G. +2 more

The COS-B experiment for gamma ray astronomy features a large area plastic scintillator, 1 cm thick, for the detection and rejection of charged particles entering the experiment. Tests with radioactive sources have confirmed that the effective area of this detector is several hundred square centimeters for the detection of gamma rays of energy gre…